Why in News? The India-based Neutrino Observatory (INO) project has got a fresh lease of life The Ministry of Environment and Forests… Continue reading [Burning Issue] India-based Neutrino Observatory (INO)

Why in news? In February 2018, Richard Branson’s Virgin Hyperloop One signed an agreement with the Maharashtra government to build… Continue reading [Burning Issue] HYPERLOOP

Why in News? The government of India recently decided to build a high-speed rail (HSR) corridor between Mumbai and Ahmadabad… Continue reading [Burning Issue] High-speed Rail debate

Why in News? Union Ministry of Human Resource has prepared draft Higher Education Commission of India Bill, 2018 to repeal… Continue reading [Burning Issue] HECI to replace UGC

Why in news? The Directorate General of Foreign Trade banned the use of imported petcoke as fuel. Use of Petcoke… Continue reading [Burning Issue] Government bans use of petcoke as fuel

Gobar Dhan Scheme: Galvanising Organic Bio-Agro Resources-Dhan Introduction The PM called for educating people about the utilization of Cattle Dung… Continue reading [Burning Issue] Gobar Dhan Yojana

Why in News? The Union cabinet recently approved Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill to confiscate assets of those who flee the… Continue reading [Burning Issue] Law against Fugitives

Why in News? In recent times there are various instances of the forest fire in India, which has huge consequences.… Continue reading [Burning Issue] Forest fires problem in India

Why in news? Recently rupee witnessed a significant depreciation in its value. It’s value against the dollar has fallen by… Continue reading [Burning Issue] Free-fall of Rupee and its impact on Indian economy

Why in News? Recently, the central government had formed a task force to draft a new Direct Tax law which… Continue reading [Burning Issue] Flat Income Tax Rate in India

Why in News? India ranks 177 among 180 countries in the Environmental Performance Index 2018. A drop in the rank… Continue reading [Burning Issue] Environmental Performance Index 2018

Why in News? Recently, India’s draft space activity bill, 2017 was unveiled It aims at promoting and regulating the space… Continue reading [Burning Issue] Draft Space Activity Bill 2017

Why in News Recently, the Union and State governments agreed to implement the direct benefit transfer (DBT) scheme in the… Continue reading [Burning Issue] DBT in the Power Sector

  Why in News Supreme Court of India in Subramanian Swamy case upheld the validity of the criminal defamation law. The… Continue reading [Burning Issue] Criminal Defamation